Baby garter feeding?

[Seere121]

Hello, My new baby garters aren't seeming to take to earthworms or fish. These baby garters are from the Kitsap county area in WA, does anybody know what else might temp them?

[drache]

hi there
how new are they?
and how old? (are these the ones born 8/17?)
my oregon garters seemed to really like the strips of pinkie mice I gave them
and once they ate, it was no problem, but I'd not gotten any of them to eat until they were over a week old
one of them went for 12 days before being interested at all and then he wolfed down a pinkie strip like it was never an issue (wasn't for him, right?)
yours may not be ready to eat yet
just because others may eat in the first three days, does not mean you need to panic just yet
patience and good luck to you

[zirliz]

i have a garter who is ten days old (Checkered garter) the pet shop i got her from said the rest of her siblings are feeding so should I be concerned?
It's my first baby garter so I 'm very nervous,

[drache]

I'm always concerned until they do eat
it doesn't seem to help the snake though
just patiently offering them a variety of foods in a variety of situations, seems to work best
I'd offer them guppies or minnows, frozen/thawed trout strips, f/t pinkie strips, earthworms
try leaving them alone with the food if they're shy or distracted
good luck

[enigma200316]

are you cutting the fish or worms into bite size parts or are they whole,
the parts mite be to big, make sure the parts are about as big as the snakes head and don't worry to much yet it will probably eat soon.....

[ssssnakeluvr]

are these wild caught?? also, how long have you had them?? It takes a little while for them to adjust to captivity or a new home....

[Seere121]

Captive born from a wild caught mother. Ive cut everything I've tried feeding them into bite sized pieces. so far they have rejected it all, pinkie parts, both scented and unscented, earthworms, and filleted goldfish(skin on) (I much prefer filleting salmon at work, those goldfish are a pain.)

[enigma200316]

how old are they???
did they all have there first shed???

[adamanteus]

Geoffrey, have you tried live fish such as guppies or rosies? Sometimes the movement gets them interested. By the way, it's best not to use Goldfish, they contain an enzyme (thiaminase) which can cause serious problems after a while.
http://www.thamnophis.com/caresheets...INASE_PROBLEMS

[ssssnakeluvr]

what type of garter is it?? if it's a northwestern, they are primarily worm feeders in the wild.... guppies or rosied in small clear water dishes might help...some movement might attract them.